A Candle Deep
single
A Candle Deep
In G minor and a swaying 3/4, ‘A Candle Deep’ builds its thesis slowly and earns it: the chorus hook, ‘If never had, nor ever seen / No way to grasp what might have been,’ lands with the kind of open-chest relief you get from a great classic rock chorus, the guitars widening just as the lyric opens up. The verses do the harder work of the song, tracing the gap between those who carry an inner fire and those who never missed having one, and the bridge’s turn, ‘A curse on all who ask, maybe?’ is the sharpest moment in the writing. At 136 BPM the track moves with more urgency than its waltz time suggests, and the production keeps everything clear and punchy without flattening the emotional weight. A highlight, and one of their more immediate entries.
Lyrics
A candle deep
Some walk with fire hidden low A glow within, a pulse they know It's not for show, it doesn't blind But lights the edges of the mind Others pass with empty gaze Lost in noise and shadowed days
They've never burned, so never yearn For embers they can't discern
A candle deep Light in eyes What you seek They tantalize If never had Nor ever seen No way to grasp What might have been… A candle deep
Their hands reach out for plastic stars While we trace constellations far The weight of sight, the cost of knowing The pull of tides forever flowing Some hearts beat loud with questions asked Some minds stay still in comfort masked
Two worlds that spiral, never touch One seeing all, one missing much
A candle deep Light in eyes What you seek They tantalize If never had Nor ever seen No way to grasp What might have been… A candle deep
Are those who see and strive to be Better served than those made empty When awareness brings its gravity And ignorance its cavity The growing possibility A curse on all who ask… "Maybe?"
A candle deep Light in eyes What you seek They tantalize If never had Nor ever seen No way to grasp What might have been… A candle deep
The light inside Both gift and wound A torch we bear A weight assumed And sometimes in the deepest night We envy those without the sight
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose